The Dallas Mavericks organization and its fans rejoiced a couple of days ago as one of the top free agents of the offseason, LA Clippers center DeAndre Jordan, agreed to sign with them on a four-year $80 million deal. The actual contract had to wait until July 9, due to the NBA moratorium on signings meant for finalizing salary caps.

But as the succeeding events proved, Jordan had other things in mind.

The LA Clippers didn't back down in re-recruiting the big man even when he had announced that he is coming to Dallas next season. In a wild turn of events, the stars of the Clips, with their coach Doc Rivers, flew to Houston straight to Jordan's house to convince the center to reconsider, ESPN reported.

The Mavericks organization scrambled to get face time with Jordan before July 9, but Mavs owner Mark Cuban didn't even get a single call from the 26-year-old dunker.

Parsons reacts, feels 'shocked, very disappointed, frustrated, disrespected' 

Dallas Mavericks small forward Chandler Parsons took several flights - shuttling from L.A., Dallas and Houston, and helped convince Jordan to verbally agree to sign with the Mavs.

Unfortunately for Parsons and the Mavs, Jordan chose the LA Clippers in the end. "This is something that I've never seen in my career, and I know that it doesn't happen very often," Parsons said as quoted by ESPN. "When a man gives you his word and an organization his word, especially when that organization put in so much effort and I walked him through this process and was very, very open and willing to work with him, it's just very unethical and disrespectful."

Parsons did confirm that Jordan had second thoughts a few days after their agreement. He said Jordan told him in a text message that "something in my heart is telling me to meet with them again." 

Cuban earlier told the Bob and Dan show on The Ticket that he sees Jordan "as 'Shaq-like' but never having been given the opportunity." He said he told Jordan that if he came to the Mavs, "he would be a focal point. He would grow into being a franchise player."

Reacting to Jordan reneging his decision, Parsons also told ESPN's Tim MacMahon: "He wasn't ready to be a franchise player. He was scared."

"He was scared to take the next step in his career. There was no other reason other than that he was comfortable and he has friendships there. How you make a business decision like that is beyond me. How you ignore an owner like Mark who is in your hometown just waiting for a chance to talk to you is beyond me," Parsons added.